When Amazon wrote about its shopping app’s image-search feature last year, it demonstrated how Amazon Lens could help you find an item you see in real life “such as your friend’s magnetized fridge calendar that’s perfect for organizing you or Read more
Federal prosecutors described an unusual scheme that involved leveraging a company’s subscription program to allegedly commit fraud on Amazon and eBay. Two brothers were charged with fraud involving the online sale of cosmetics and pleaded guilty last year, and this Read more
Amazon is holding a shopping event in Germany (and possibly elsewhere) in early September called “Second Chance Deal Days” to promote used goods. The event will precede its 4th annual “Prime Big Deal Days” event, expected to take place October Read more
Sellers are pleading with Amazon to reconsider its decision to remove “irrelevant” variation themes between September 2 and November 30 as they brace for what they fear will be a major impact during the all-important holiday shopping season. (See update Read more
Amazon Business launched in 2015 to cater to business customers that have procurement processes and policies in place that consumers don’t have to abide by. By 2017, Amazon Business had over a million business customers in the US, 85,000 business Read more
Amazon published key dates and information for sellers to help them get ready for the holiday shopping season, including requirements for different deals and promotions, when to send inventory into Amazon, and information about peak-season fees. Sellers can now submit Read more
Amazon continues its project to reclassify products in the Amazon Handmade marketplace to “standard” product types, which it says will improve customer discoverability of Handmade products in the Amazon stores and is expected to be completed by the end of Read more
Amazon grew sales 13% in the second quarter of 2025, year-over-year, including its AWS service. By segment, Amazon grew North American sales 11% to $100.1 billion and International 16% to $36.8 billion. AWS segment sales increased 17.5% year-over-year to $30.9 Read more
Amazon is introducing “star-only” seller feedback ratings on Monday, August 4th, calling it a “simplified” submission experience that could help sellers receive more seller ratings faster. Previously buyers had to leave comments along with their star ratings for sellers (as Read more
In January, Amazon told sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon that it would stop offering optional, fee-based prep services for sharp objects beginning in April. On Monday, Amazon informed sellers it would stop offering prep services altogether beginning January 1, Read more
